Men in white van attempt to kidnap boy, Sacramento police report

Sacramento police said that two men in a white van tried to kidnap a student from at Land Park-area school.

A police spokeswoman said that the student was on the way to school about 9 a.m. Thursday when a white Kia Sedona van pulled up alongside at Third Street and Seavey Circle. School officials said the student attended Leataata Floyd Elementary School nearby.

A passenger in the van got out and tried to pull the boy inside. However, the student broke free.

Witnesses observed what police are initially labeling an attempted kidnapping. Officers are trying to sort through the incident’s circumstances.

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